Sailor RT5022 VHF DSC, Operation Manual

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3.7 ATIS (inland waterways only)
ATIS is mandatory to use in inland waterways on e.g. the Rhine. ATIS is a digital data
stream containing ships call sign coded into a DSC-like message, sent over the voice
channel each time the PTT button is released. If PTT is continuously pressed ATIS is
automatically sent each 5 minutes.
ATIS is enabled automatically when BI is selected in menu (4.4.1).
For purpose of operator comfort the received ATIS signal on the active voice channel will be
muted.
The ATIS call sign is programmable from the service interface or from menu 4.4.3. once.
The format of the programmed ATIS code is entered according to the following call sign
prefix conversion table:
Character Phonetic Value Character Phonetic Value
A Alpha 1 N November 14
B Bravo 2 O Oskar 15
C Charlie 3 P Papa 16
D Delta 4 Q Quebec 17
E Echo 5 R Romeo 18
F Foxtrot 6 S Sierra 19
G Golf 7 T Tango 20
H Hotel 8 U Uniform 21
I India 9 V Victor 22
J Juliett 10 W Whiskey 23
K Kilo 11 X X-ray 24
L Lima 12 Y Yankee 25
M Mike 13 Z Zulu 26
I.e. a Dutch (MID-number 244) ship with call sign SP1234, should be programmed with the
following number:
244P1234
with the digit 2 entered as the first digit, and the digit 4 as the last digit.
3.8 Transmitter power
Transmitter output power can always be chosen while the radio is active. Pressing the 1W
button will toggle the transmitter power between low power (below 1W) and high power
(below 25W). The 1W indicator is lit when low power is selected. As a default any channel
shift will cause the transmitter power to be adjusted to the maximum power allowed on that
channel.
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